Entries in Grant School Lofts (3)
Closing schools not always bad; buildings offer rehab chances
Friday, September 14, 2007 at 12:00PM | Share Article Closing schools not always bad; buildings offer rehab chances
Pittsburgh Business Journal - September 14, 2007
By Susan Paff
When old schools close, it's not always the worst that can happen.
Especially in the case of buildings several decades old, they often have architectural value that gives them new life in another capacity.
The former Grant Elementary School in Northgate School District and the former Emsworth Elementary School are both being converted to residential use. The former Wightman School in Squirrel Hill is now a community center.
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School's in -- really in: New loft-style condos make their mark in Bellevue
Saturday, May 6, 2006 at 12:00PM | Share Article School's in -- really in: New loft-style condos make their mark in Bellevue
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 6, 2006
by Gretchen McKay
For the first 18 years of our lives, school evokes emotions ranging from excitement to dread, embarrassment to elation.
But few people spend much time thinking about their school as a building. And it's safe to say that not many pupils -- current or former -- think about actually living in a school, especially one in the suburbs.
That's what makes the Grant School Lofts in Bellevue so much fun.
The old Grant School at the corner of Grant and Jefferson avenues was designed by architect William J. Shaw and opened in September 1905. This grand three-story building once housed as many as 450 students in grades one to six. A large north wing was tacked on in 1933.
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Old Grade School Offers Loft Condos in the Suburbs
Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 12:00PM | Share Article Old Grade School Offers Loft Condos in the Suburbs
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - February 2, 2006
By Jonathan Barnes
You can't go back to the old elementary school in Bellevue, but you can buy a piece of it.
Grant Elementary School, a century-old building constructed in the neoclassic design, has stood on Jefferson Avenue since 1903.
Pupils filled its classrooms for 79 years before the school closed in 1982. It was then a community center before Northgate School District, which owned the building, sold it in 2004 to developers for $175,000.
Now, Grant School Associates is developing the old building into loft condominiums, called the Grant School Lofts. They will range in price from $165,000 to $370,000.
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